Factory Paint Code Reference
Your Firebird’s factory paint color is recorded as a two-letter code on the Fisher Body (cowl) tag. This page shows you how to read that code and where to find the exact color for your car and year.
The paint code lives on your body tag. The Fisher Body (cowl) tag on the firewall carries the paint code (and the interior trim code). Decode your tag with the Body Tag Decoder, then match the code to a color below.
How the paint code works
The exterior color is a two-letter code. On a two-tone car it records the upper and lower colors, and it can also note an optional stripe, convertible-top, or vinyl-top color. A marking next to the code tells you the type:
- 2 — a Pontiac special-order color (for example Verdoro Green or Mayfair Maize)
- 1 or blank — a standard (non-special-order) color
- 4 or PRIMER — delivered in primer only
- Dashes, “SPEC,” or “special” — a custom factory paint color
Find your color, by year
Each year’s Body Tag Information page shows the paint & trim color samples with their matching codes:
- 1967 Body Tag Information — paint & trim samples with codes
- 1968 Body Tag Information — paint & trim samples with codes
- 1969 Body Tag Information — paint & trim samples with codes
- 1969 Special Color Paint Chips — the iridescent and special colors
- Exterior Colors (1968 Sales Manual) — the original showroom color page
Interior trim colors
The interior color is a separate three-digit trim code (with a seat-style letter) on the same body tag. For interior colors and their codes:
- Correct Interior Colors for 1968 (FAQ)
- Each year’s Body Tag Information page (linked above) for trim samples with matching codes
Matching paint: take your two-letter code and the model year to an automotive paint supplier for a modern cross-reference (PPG / DuPont). If your body tag is missing or unreadable, the Body Tag Decoder and the year pages above will help you work back to the original color.
Decode & dig deeper
- Body Tag Decoder — decode your Fisher cowl tag
- VIN Decoder — decode your dash VIN
- Body Tag Information: 1967 · 1968 · 1969
- Still stuck on a color? Ask in the Forums.
Content last modified: July 18, 2026 at 12:00 am
